B/N | 108 On his fall from heaven to hell, Lucifer goes through the village in Mexico where Lupita and her granddaughter, María, live. Lupita’s brother, Emanuel, pretends he’s paralyzed so that he can drink and gamble while the two women tend to the sheep. Lucifer sees the chance to play the miraculous healer. He forces Emanuel to walk again, seduces María, and makes Lupita doubt her faith, drawing a clear line between good and evil where before there was none. Country: México Direction: den Berghe; Gust Van Script: den Berghe; Gust Van Production: Leyers; Tomas Photography: Bruch Jr.; Hans Sound: Hillegeer; Matthias Cast:Lázaro Cortez; Sergio, Soto Bravo; Jerónimo, Toral Acosta; María, Rodríguez; Gabino, Pablo; Norma Art direction: Treviño; Natalia Participation year at FICM: 2014
B/N | 108 On his fall from heaven to hell, Lucifer goes through the village in Mexico where Lupita and her granddaughter, María, live. Lupita’s brother, Emanuel, pretends he’s paralyzed so that he can drink and gamble while the two women tend to the sheep. Lucifer sees the chance to play the miraculous healer. He forces Emanuel to walk again, seduces María, and makes Lupita doubt her faith, drawing a clear line between good and evil where before there was none. Country: México Direction: den Berghe; Gust Van Script: den Berghe; Gust Van Production: Leyers; Tomas Photography: Bruch Jr.; Hans Sound: Hillegeer; Matthias Cast:Lázaro Cortez; Sergio, Soto Bravo; Jerónimo, Toral Acosta; María, Rodríguez; Gabino, Pablo; Norma Art direction: Treviño; Natalia Participation year at FICM: 2014
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